The Lumia 1020 is due to be released in the UK on September 5. This information comes from another, even more well known British electronics retailer – Expansys. It has also started taking pre-orders for the cameraphone, and thankfully its listings for both the white and the black Lumia 1020 mention the September 5 date.

That said, you should know that Expansys is asking for £599.99 for the phone, which is £50.01 more than Unlocked Mobiles. Obviously at Expansys you get the advantage of knowing exactly when you’ll receive the smartphone to play with. Yet the launch is sure to happen within a few days at most at all retailers, so if you want to save some cash by all means pre-order from Unlocked Mobiles.

The Nokia Lumia 1020 brings PureView oversampling technology and a 41 MP camera sensor to the Windows Phone world. It has a 4.5-inch 1,280×768 touchscreen, a 1.5 GHz dual-core processor, 2 GB of RAM, 32 GB of non-expandable internal storage, a Xenon flash for the rear camera as well as a LED light for videos, 1080p recording, a 1.2 MP front camera capable of 720p HD video, all the usual connectivity options, and a 2,000 mAh battery. It runs Windows Phone 8.